2007
600 Plays from more that 15 countries across the world
were submitted to IPF 2007
The Festival Weekend took place onSat 24 & Sun 25 November 2007when the following plays were showcasedThe three official selections:BARRICADING EDEN
by Brierley Thorpe (UK)
is set in an East End allotment and is an entertaioning and
well characterised treatment of current issues.CLOCKED by Neil J Flynn (Ireland)
is an intriguing and unconventional play in a very conventional setting.(see picture above from 2008 production
at the Warehouse Theatre)GOOD PEOPLE by Carolyn Burns (Australia)
is very topical, funny and serious, takes place in America
and concerns the impact of a son returning from Iraq to his family.Short snapshots of plays admired
by the judges were also shown:THE ISLAND OF NO TOMORROWS
by Mary Fengar Gail (USA)
An extraordinary world is brilliantly realised in this epic and very moving
play. OUIJA! by Stephen Jackson (UK)
A dark farce about death, magic, superstition, fear and trousers. THE JACARANDA TREE by Alex Broun (Australia)
A sensitely written play with very believable characters and a surprising
ending.

Contributions also came from
the Warehouse Theatre's international partners,Extra Candoni from Italy:CANTO PER FALLUJAH (Aprendo
Le Porte dell'Inferno) by Francesco Niccolini
A conversation (of sorts) between an American soldier,
marooned in a house one night in Fallujah when the other soldiers
in his platoon have been ambushed and killed,
and an educated English-speaking Iraqi woman, an archeologist.Theatro Ena from Cyprus:GOLGIA by Maria Marmara
This powerful play is set in the aftermath of the 1974 war in Cyprus,
and is centered around the life of Golgia, a young woman
who is found in the middle of a personal and political dillema.

The BRIT SchoolDOWN THE NAG'S HEAD
by William Wood
In this exploration of British drinking , four actors take on the diverse
characters
found in a typical pub.Warehouse Writers' WorkshopTHE NATIVITY
by Paul Sayer
A very funny take on the famous story. DON'T CRY DOCTOR MITCHELL by Sara Pascoe
A surreal variation of a familiar situation.BABY JAY'S BEDROOM by Janice Okoh
A crisply written piece of urban legend.